Christmas toys for the kids!
Picture it. Garland, Texas, 1937. (Ode to Sophia.) Holiday toys for girls and boys are being advertised in the newspaper in huge [...]
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GIFT CERTIFICATE AVAILABILITY Are you stuck on what to buy for your in-laws? Saddled with a co-worker you don't know in the Secret [...]
New Tours
We have new tours that we are offering. The tours are one hour around the square in Garland. Garland has quite a number [...]
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New Topic for Tours!
I had SO much fun on the tours Saturday. A great big thank you to everyone who showed up and listened to the [...]
Garland Hotel History
Feast your eyes upon the Garland Hotel which stood at the north east corner of the square (a few doors to the right [...]
Katy Line Train Wreck
Sunday, October 27, 1907 Train Wreck Katy freight and passenger trains collide between Dallas and Garland, killing 1, injuring 50. The passenger train [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Ocho
Our last 'chapter' saw the two trains slamming in to each other, telescoping and killing at least three people. (Some reports declare 4 [...]
Train Wrecks, Part 7
When last we left our staged train wreck, the engines plus six cars were hurtling towards each other in Crush, TX, a small [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Sechs
Roughly 40,000 people showed up to see the MKT railroad's scheduled train wreck in the impromptu 'town' of Crush, Texas. The two engines [...]
Train Wrecks! Part Cinco
With our date and location chosen, our rail lines built and our small town erected, just how many people showed up to see [...]